Sales-check.



P1 G. LINDSAY.

sA-Ls CHECK. APPLICATION FILIFD APB.. Z0, 1909.

Patented Feu-1, 1910.

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Beit'known that-I, FRANKLIN G. LINDSAY, citizen of ther-United States, residing at Greensburgnn thecounty of lVestmoreland an'd'Statefzo'f Pennsylvania, have invented t r1n new and"H useful Improvements in suitable characters upon opposite faces relation to l'each other that when the total 'i uponone side of the check, the amount still ,due to the holder of the check will be'simultaneouslypunclie'd upon the opposite face thereof. l `Theobject ofthe invention is the provisionof a check of this character in which the characters upon the opposite faces thereof are arranged in a peculiar manner Iso as to be easily and accurately punched and so as to indicate at a glance without the necessity of any arithmetical Acomputation the exact amount which has been purchased and also the exact amount which is still due.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following detail description, and to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is a plan view of one of the'sales checks, and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the back or credit side of the check.

Throughout .the following detail description, and on the several gures of the drawings similar parts are referred to by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l designates one of theche'cks which are preferably formed in sheets not shown so as to be readily bound in book form. A stub 3 is provided for each of the checks, and separated therefrom by a tear-line 2'.

Printed upon the front or debit face of each of thechecks is a border 5 and arranged within both the uppery and lower portions of the space inclosed by this border are the rows of spaces 6 within which suitable characters are placed to indicate the amount of a purchase. As shown in the drawings there,

are two rows of these spaces 6 at both the top Specification of Letters Patent.

iles-Checks," of which the following is ay tspecification.`` Thepres'en'tinvention is in the nature of aI `lsales c'hecksuch as can be sold by the proj prietor of a store or combination of stores to.

thefpatrons thereof, the said check having UNiTED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

A:IFRANIKl'aIN 1G:.- LINDSAY, OFV GREENSURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOSOLOMON C. LINDSAY, OF GREENSBURG, 'PENNSYLVANIA, AND ONE-HALF TO 'JAMES-Ss-BRADDOCK, OF MOUNT PLEASANT, PENNSYLVANIA.

SALES-CHECK.

Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

Application filed April 20, 1909. Serial No. 491,120.

and bottom of the check and the numerals within the spaces run consecutively from .left to right, the highest numeral indicating the total value for which the check was issued. The central portion of the check is vdesigned to receive the necessary data for identifying the salue and is shown as provided with a' blank space to receive the date when the check was issued, and also the blank space to receive the name of the vperson to whom the vcheck was issued1 The'number ofthe check, the value of the check, in the Apresent instance J151.00, the person by whom the check was issued, and any other desired matter may also be marked in this space. The stubs 3 are numbered to correspond with the respective checks and are also provided with spaces to receive the date, the name of the person to whom the check is issued, and t-hev agent or person by whom the check was issued. The amount of the check and the number of the book may also be marked upon the stub if desired. l

The back or credit face of each of the sales checks has a border 5a marked thereon correspondingto `the border 5 on the, debit vface of the check, and arranged within both the upper and lower portions of the space inclosed byV this border 5 are the rows of spaces 6a to receive the characters forfdesignating the balance still due'upon the `check after a purchasey has been made. tral portion of the credit face of the check has a space 7 which may be of any desired shape to receive thestamp of the issuing otice. Any other desired data, such as the names of the stores wherein the cheek is good may also appear upon this side thereof.

At this point it is desired to direct attention to the fact that the two faces of the check are printed in a reverse manner so'that the bottom of the debit face of the check is the top of the .credit face. It will alsobe observed that the numerals. within the spaces 6EL upon'the credit face of the cheek runconseeutively from right to left and range from zero toone less than the total value of the 'check. The numerals appearing in the corresponding spaces 6 and 6a upon the opposite faces ofthe check bear such a relation to each other that their sum is equal to the total value of the check. It will thus be obvious that when the amountl of a purchase is punched upon the debit side of the check,

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, due on the check.

1. check make an additional purchase of thirtywill be observedthat the numeral 90 was;

simultaneously punched, this numeral indieating that the sum of ninety cents isv still Should the holder of the two cents, the numeral forty-two upon the debit side would be punched, and this same punch would indicate upon the hack of the check as in the previous instance that fiftyeight' cents was still due thereon. In this manner it Will be obvious that as the punches are made` for 'the various purchases each punch. serves in its turn to indicate upon one side of the check the totall amount which has been purchased and upon the opposite side of the check the amount still due to the holder thereof. i

`While the present checks are shown as having a valuation of one dollar, it will he obvious that the checks could be made for any other Value as might loe desired, Without departing in'any manner from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, is claimed as new is:

Al. A Sales check having total value indicia thereon, and embodying opposite debit yvhat eas, 17s

and credit faces, the debit face of the check having consecutive numerals arranged opposite to corresponding consecutive numerals provided on the credit face, the combined amount represented by each set ofopposite consecutive debit and credit numerals being equal to the total cost ofthe check, .whereby when the debit numeral is punched its opposite credit numeral Will be punched, saidpunched credit numeral indicating the credit balance due the holder of the check.

2. A sales check having opposite credit' and debit faces, said faces having rows of opposite numerals thereon, the numerals upon the debit face' running consecutively from left to right While the numerals 4on oi the check and thus bearing such a relationy to each other-that When the total amount of a purchase is indicated by punchingfanu-fl meral on the debit face of the cheek-, the credit balancestill due the holdersofvv the check will be' simultaneously indicated hy -the punchingof the credit numeral opposite t ie punched debit numeral; I

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

FRANKLiN G. LINDSAY.

Witnesses S. C. LINDSAY, CHAs. S., ALMS. 

